Originally Posted by
Jagboi
I've always found it cringeworthy. Why not thank the crew after the passengers have left and they can gather and debrief at the end of the flight? My other thought was how does the pilot know how hard the cabin crew worked? The flight deck is locked off, how does the pilot know if the cabin crew worked hard, or sat in the galley at the back reading "Hello!"?
Oh - the pilot is only thanking them for their hard work, not any of the other work that they may have been doing. If they did no hard work, then the thanks is going nowhere
It does seem a strange way of thanking someone where thanks is deserved - if someone merits thanks, then take the time to thank them individually